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Milan-San Remo 2012 (March 17th); warning, contains unmasked spoiler information

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  • #52
    morana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭morana


    Morrisseeee wrote: »
    Came back from the race in Carrick today and caught the last 20km. Good win for Gerrans as he profited from the Cancellara move. I'm just wondering did Sagan not try too hard to catch the front 3 as Nibbles was there. I suspect he's nailed on to win this race soon tho !

    Taylor Phinney's 'spin' on Strava.

    have to agree with the Sagan saga. He should have tried to get up to them or help katusha. Nibali wouldnt win an A4 sprint so why would you not put your best hope up there.


  • #53
    TheBlaaMan
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    650Ginge wrote: »
    Didn't seem to strong on the hills yesterday. I am always surprised at the form of cav, he can be like a storm trooper one day lamb the next.

    He's even unsure himself....

    "Mark Cavendish ‏ @MarkCavendish So yesterdays race gets filed in my #worstdaysofmycareer list. Something was VERY wrong. No explanation, but I let down an incredible group."


  • #54
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    Some great (hi res) pics of yesterdays action on the cyclingfans.com website.
    http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/4133

    2012_milan_san_remo_fabian_cancellara_descends_poggio1.jpg

    Also, Taylor Phinney's Garmin stats from MSR are on Strava: http://app.strava.com/rides/5329389

    Ridden by Taylor Phinney at 09:43am on Saturday, 03/17/2012

    Distance 305km
    Elevation 4,012m
    Moving Time 07:36:59
    Calories 10,087
    Max Speed 78.0km/h
    Avg Speed 40.1km/h

    Some serious climbing (VAM) stats in there !


    .


  • #55
    Keelo51
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Keelo51


    http://kealansbikeshed.blogspot.com/2012/03/spartacus-and-king.html


  • #56
    chakattack
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    I wanted Spartacus to win but Gerrans played it smart and as first over the line deserves the win - that's bike racing.


  • #57
    Keelo51
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Keelo51


    Cancellara's a legend without doubt, but no one has mentioned Gerrans tactical nous in the timing of his finishing kick. How many riders would have been able to hold their nerve and pick the perfect moment to go with the bunch closing so fast. Either way, good to see the sprinters teams were unable to control it and the race resembled something which we were used to seeing in the past.


  • #58
    TheBlaaMan
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    Further evidence of a cleaner peleton...maybe.

    An Italian blog has reviewed almost all of the videos of the last twenty editions of MSR looking specifically a the the ascent times for the Poggio: 3700 meters by 136 meters in altitude and 3.7 percent average gradient (the maximum is 8 per cent) and found that over the 20 years the average ascent time has risen by a (fairly significant) 70 seconds.

    With thanks for Google translation...

    From 1994 to 2012 the times on the Poggio climb worsened by 70 seconds.

    1 - Up to 1995/1996 the Poggio climb was in the earliest times ranging between 5'25 "(which is the record) and 5'50".
    2 - Around 2000 on the hill they went up in six minutes flat.
    3 - This year, as much as last year and in 2010, Poggio has been scaled to 6'36 "

    Yet these two decades

    A - the weight of the bike is dropped at least three pounds.
    B - the components (electronic gear, wheels ...) has improved enormously.
    C - The training techniques and nutrition have evolved a lot.


    From here:
    http://cyclingpro.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/perche-dal-1994-al-2012-dei-tempi-di-scalata-del-poggio-alla-sanremo-sono-peggiorati-di-70-secondi-cerchiamo-uno-scienziato-che-sveli-il-mistero/

    The blog ends with an appeal for a sports scientist to further analyse these stats and provide further explanations of the cause of the increase.


  • #59
    Keelo51
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Keelo51


    Food for thought alright.
    we dont have to let truth get in the way of a good story though.;).


  • #60
    Billycake
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    A link to an analysis of Gerrans SRM data for the race. Some great hi def photos too. Anybody seen anything on Cancellara's numbers?
    Makes interesting reading when read in conjunction with the posts about A4 race speed up on boards at the moment. Gerrans was able put out that wattage in the sprint after 298kms of racing!!!

    http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/03/gerros-milan-san-remo-power-analysis/


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